List of equestrian statues in the United Kingdom
The following is a list of equestrian statues in the United Kingdom and includes equestrian statues , where a rider is mounted on a horse; and equine statues, where the horse is riderless, and/or the rider the is dismounted. The list includes statues situated in the United Kingdom, in addition to the Channel Islands .
England
Bristol
Liverpool
London
Image
Title / subject
Location and coordinates
Date
Artist / designer
Type
Material
Dimensions
Designation
Wikidata
Notes
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Statue of Charles I
Charing Cross
1633
Hubert Le Sueur
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Grade I
Q7604492
[ 8]
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William III
St James's Square
1807
John Bacon the Younger
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Grade I
Q17527231
[ 9]
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George III
Pall Mall
1835/6
Matthew Coates Wyatt
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and Portland stone
Grade II
Q19902765
[ 10]
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George IV
Trafalgar Square
1840s
Sir Francis Chantrey
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Grade II
Q7604481
[ 11]
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Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Royal Exchange , Cornhill
1844
Sir Francis Chantrey and Henry Weekes
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Grade II
Q18159872
[ 12]
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Statue of Richard Coeur de Lion
Palace of Westminster
1856
Carlo Marochetti
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Grade II
Q7324819
[ 13]
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Albert, Prince Consort
Holborn Circus
1874
Charles Bacon
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Grade II
Q23038443
[ 14]
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Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Hyde Park Corner
1888
Joseph Edgar Boehm
Statue on pedestal with 4 statues
Bronze and stone
Grade II
Q18159875
[ 15]
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Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
Queen's Gate, Kensington
1891, relocated 1921
Joseph Edgar Boehm
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Grade II
Q26555957
[ 16] [ 17]
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Physical Energy
Kensington Gardens
1907
George Frederic Watts
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Grade II
Q18388413
[ 18]
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Statue of Duke of Cambridge
Whitehall , opposite the War Office Building
1907
Adrian Jones
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Grade II
Q19516037
John Belcher (architect)[ 19]
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Statue of Viscount Wolseley
Horse Guards Road , Whitehall
1920
William Goscombe John
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Grade II
Q18159880
Richard Allison (architect)[ 20]
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Statue of Sir George Stuart White
Portland Place
1922
John Tweed
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and Portland stone
Grade II
Q18159865
[ 21]
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Cavalry of the Empire Memorial
Hyde Park
1924
Adrian Jones
Statue on pedestal with surround
Bronze and Portland stone
Grade II*
Q20794956
Thomas Smith Tait & Sir John James Burnett (architects)[ 22]
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Edward VII
Waterloo Place, St. James's Park
1924
Bertram Mackennal
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and Portland stone
Grade II
Q19930022
[ 23]
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Statue of Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Horse Guards Road , Whitehall
1924
Henry Poole after Harry Bates
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Grade II
Q21286417
Richard Allison (architect).[ 24]
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War Memorial
Prince Albert Road, outside St John's Wood Church
c.1925-1930
Charles Leonard Hartwell
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and Portland stone
Grade II
Q26555473
[ 25] [ 26]
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Statue of Ferdinand Foch
London Victoria station
1930
Georges Malissard
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Grade II*
Q26263414
P Lebret (architect)[ 27] [ 28]
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Memorial to Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Whitehall
1937
Alfred Frank Hardiman
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Grade II*
Q5325895
Stephen Rowland Pierce (architect)[ 29] [ 30]
White Horse of Hanover
Palm House , Kew Gardens
1953
Sir Henry Ross (based on James Woodford )
Sculpture
Portland stone
Q22673788
One of ten statues known as the Queen's Beasts
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Horse and Rider
Town Square, New Bond Street
1975
Elisabeth Frink
Sculpture
Bronze
2.4m high
Grade II
Q25339096
[ 31]
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The Messenger
Quadrant House, Sutton
1981
David Wynne
Sculpture on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Q18748777
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Saint George and the Dragon
Dorset Rise
1988
Michael Sandle
Sculpture on column
Bronze
Q30303246
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The Cnihtengild
Devonshire Square
1990
Denys Mitchell
Sculpture
Bronze
The Midlands
Northern England
Southern England
Image
Title / subject
Location and coordinates
Date
Artist / designer
Type
Material
Dimensions
Designation
Wikidata
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King William III
The Square, Petersfield, Hampshire
18th-century, restored 1912
Statue on pedestal
Lead and stone
Grade I
Q17528308
[ 48]
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King Charles II
Upper Ward, Windsor Castle , Berkshire
1679
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Q98270909
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The Copper Horse , statue of King George III
Snow Hill, Windsor Great Park , Berkshire
1824-30
Richard Westmacott
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Grade I
Q7727584
[ 49]
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Monument to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Claycart Road, Aldershot
1846
Matthew Cotes Wyatt
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
9.1m high
Grade II
Q7981504
Originally sited at Hyde Park Corner , London.[ 50] [ 51]
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Albert, Prince Consort
Windsor Great Park , Berkshire
1887
Joseph Edgar Boehm
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Grade II
Q26609381
[ 52]
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Equestrian statue of Sir Redvers Buller
Hele Road, Exeter
1902
Adrian Jones
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Grade II
Q26558036
[ 53] [ 54]
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Equestrian statue of Edward Horner
Church of St Andrew, Mells , Somerset
1917
Alfred Munnings (sculptor), Sir Edwin Lutyens (architect)
Statue on cenotaph with battlefield cross
Bronze, stone and wood
Q29600659
[ 55] [ 56]
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Kitchener Barracks, Chatham, Kent
Relocated 1960
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Grade II
Q26558560
Statue originally stood in Khartoum , relocated to Chatham in 1960.[ 57] [ 58]
Hyperion
High Street, Newmarket 52°14′36″N 0°24′17″E / 52.24335°N 0.40461°E / 52.24335; 0.40461
1961
John Skeaping
Equestrian sculpture on pedestal
Bronze and stone
2.00 m high (sculpture)
Commissioned by John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby . Sited in front of the Jockey Club Rooms.[ 59]
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Emperor Nerva
Southgate Street, Gloucester
2002
Anthony Stones
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
[ 60]
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Equestrian statue of Elizabeth II, Windsor Great Park
Windsor Great Park
2003
Philip Jackson
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Q58339659
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The Fine Lady
Banbury Cross , Banbury
2005
Andy Edwards , Carl Payne, Julian Jeffery (Artcycle Ltd.)
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
[ 61]
The Queen's Statue
High Street, Newmarket 52°14′22.0″N 0°23′37.3″E / 52.239444°N 0.393694°E / 52.239444; 0.393694
2016
Etienne Millner and Charlie Langton
Sculpture
Bronze, on plinth of Portland stone
Queen Elizabeth II , with mare and foal, is depicted in 1977, the year of her Silver Jubilee .[ 62]
Northern Ireland
Image
Title / subject
Location and coordinates
Date
Artist / designer
Type
Material
Dimensions
Designation
Wikidata
Notes
William III
Orange Hall, Clifton Street, Belfast
Harry Hems
Statue on plinth
Bronze
Scotland
Edinburgh
Image
Title / subject
Location and coordinates
Date
Artist / designer
Type
Material
Dimensions
Designation
Wikidata
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Charles II
Parliament Square, Edinburgh
1685
Statue on pedestal
Lead and stone
Category A
Q17570718
The pedestal is an 1835 replica of mason Robert Mylne 's original.[ 70]
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John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun
Forecourt of the Royal Bank of Scotland , St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
1824-29
Thomas Campbell
Sculptural group on plinth
Bronze and granite
Category A
Q17570750
Designed in 1829 for Charlotte Square but erected in 1834 at Dundas House .[ 71]
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Alexander the Great and Bucephalus
Courtyard of Edinburgh City Chambers , High Street
1832–83
John Steell
Sculpture group
Statue and pedestal
Category A
Q17570725
Modelled 1832, cast 1883.[ 72]
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
General Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh
1848-52
John Steell
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Category A
Q17570765
Architects: David Bryce and James Gowans.[ 73]
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Memorial to Albert, Prince Consort
Charlotte Square , Edinburgh
1862–76
John Steell
Statue on pedestal with other sculptures
Bronze and Peterhead granite
Category A
Q17570702
David Bryce (architect).[ 74]
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Royal Scots Greys Memorial
West Princes Street Gardens
1906
William Birnie Rhind
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Category B
Q17813285
[ 75]
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Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Hospital Square, Edinburgh Castle
1923
George Edward Wade
Statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Category B
Q17813234
[ 76]
Horse~Rider~Eagle
Silvermills , Edinburgh
1996
Eoghan Bridge
Equestrian statue
Bronze
Glasgow
Image
Title / subject
Location and coordinates
Date
Artist / designer
Type
Material
Dimensions
Designation
Wikidata
Notes
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Statue of William II of Scotland
Cathedral Square, Glasgow
1735
Unknown
Equestrian statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Category A
Q17567391
[ 77]
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Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Royal Exchange Square , Glasgow
1844
Carlo Marochetti
Equestrian statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Category A
Q7981506
[ 78]
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Queen Victoria
George Square , Glasgow
1854
Carlo Marochetti
Equestrian statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Category A
Q17567473
First equestrian statue of a woman in Britain.[ 79]
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Albert, Prince Consort
George Square , Glasgow
1866
Carlo Marochetti
Equestrian statue on pedestal
Bronze and granite
Category A
Q17567468
[ 80]
Saint George
St George's Cross, Glasgow
1897
Charles Blenkarn Grassby (sculptor), J & G Mossman (masons)
Statue on pedestal
Stone
Category C
[ 81]
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Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Kelvingrove Park
1916
Henry Poole after Harry Bates
Equestrian statue on pedestal
Bronze and stone
Category A
Q17576740
[ 82] [ 83]
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Lobey Dosser
Woodlands Road, Glasgow
1992
Ranald MacColl (designer), Tony Morrow & Nick Gillion (sculptors)
Statue
Bronze
Statue of cartoon characters created by Bud Neill .[ 84]
Wales
Channel Islands
See also
References
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^ Historic England . "Statue of John Wesley in courtyard in front of The New Room (1282370)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "George III Monument (1346252)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Prince Albert Monument to south of War Memorial (1073462)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Queen Victoria Monument to north of War Memorial (1361679)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Monument of Edward VII (1068224)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
^ "Christ upon an Ass " . www.liverpoolmonuments.co.uk . Retrieved 26 July 2020 .
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^ Historic England . "Statue of William III (in centre of square) (1235855)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Statue of George III on island at junction with Pall Mall East (1219890)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Statue of George IV (1275350)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Statue of Duke of Wellington (1359168)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Statue of Richard I (1225624)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 July 2020 .
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^ Historic England . "Statue of Horse and Horse Tamer in Malvern Park (1342851)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 January 2021 .
^ Historic England . "Lady Godiva statue (1031589)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 July 2020 .
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^ Historic England . "Equestrian statue approximately 150 metres east of Newby Hall (1289184)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 April 2021 .
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^ Historic England . "Newcastle & District War Memorial (1115605)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 July 2020 .
^ "War Memorials Register: Men of Newcastle and District" . Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 24 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Statue of William III (1093567)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 25 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Statue of George III (1323671)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 25 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Wellington Monument (1303266)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 July 2020 .
^ "War Memorials Register: Duke of Wellington" . Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 30 July 2020 .
^ Historic England . "Statue of Albert, Prince Consort (1323670)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 January 2021 .
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^ Historic Environment Scotland . "St Andrews Square, Memorial to John, 4th Earl of Hopetoun (Category A Listed Building) (LB27862)" . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Historic Environment Scotland . "High Street, City Chambers Courtyard, Alexander And Bucephalus Statue (Category A Listed Building) (LB27855)" . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Historic Environment Scotland . "Princes Street, monument to Duke of Wellington (Category A Listed Building) (LB27879)" . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
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^ Historic Environment Scotland . "Queen Street Duke of Wellington Statue (Category A Listed Building) (LB32823)" . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Historic Environment Scotland . "George Square, Queen Victoria Statue (Category A Listed Building) (LB32702)" . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Historic Environment Scotland . "George Square, Prince Albert Statue (Category A Listed Building) (LB32701)" . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Historic Environment Scotland . "St George's Cross, Equestrian Statue (Category A Listed Building) (LB33778)" . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
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